Word
El ingreso de mi hermana bajó, por lo tanto cancelará su viaje.
Meaning
My sister’s income went down, therefore she will cancel her trip.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of El ingreso de mi hermana bajó, por lo tanto cancelará su viaje.
mi
my
de
of
la hermana
the sister
el viaje
the trip
Questions & Answers about El ingreso de mi hermana bajó, por lo tanto cancelará su viaje.
What exactly does ingreso mean here? I’ve also seen it mean “entrance” or “admission.”
In this sentence, ingreso means income (the money someone earns).
Spanish ingreso is a general noun that can mean different things depending on context:
- El ingreso de mi hermana → my sister’s income (money she earns)
- La hora de ingreso al trabajo → starting time at work
- La entrada / el ingreso al edificio → entrance into the building
Here, because it’s connected to cancelling a trip, the financial meaning (income) is the intended one.
Why is it el ingreso (singular) and not los ingresos (plural), since English usually says “income/earnings” in a more general way?
Both el ingreso and los ingresos are used in Spanish to talk about money someone earns.
- El ingreso de mi hermana bajó → focuses on her overall level of income as a single thing.
- Los ingresos de mi hermana bajaron → emphasizes individual sources/payments (salary, extra jobs, etc.).
In everyday speech, los ingresos may be slightly more common when talking about finances, but el ingreso is also perfectly correct and natural. The choice doesn’t change the basic meaning here.
Why is bajó used here? Does bajar just mean “to go down,” and is it okay for income?